Funeral services for Toni Swanson, 86, of Chamberlain will be Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church and burial in the Riverview Cemetery at Chamberlain. Visitation will be Monday at the Zion Lutheran Church, beginning at 5 p.m. with family present and a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Edna Theone "Toni" Teesdale was born at home in rural Stickney on Nov. 9, 1926, to Effie (Brink) Teesdale and Earl Teesdale. She attended Stickney schools and graduated from Stickney High School.
On June 27, 1954, Toni was united in marriage to Rudolph E. "Rudy" Swanson at the Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain, and to this union five children were born: Lisa, Ingrid, Sally, Lowell, and Bonnie. They made their home on the farm until 1999, when they moved to Chamberlain. She resided at the Regency Retirement Assisted Living in Chamberlain.
Toni enjoyed her children and grandchildren, gardening, church activities, being a 4H leader, sewing, canning, and especially her sweets. She also enjoyed visiting with friends and family.
Toni was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain. She enjoyed being a part of the Ladies Aide, teaching Sunday school, helping at various church events and other activities.
Toni passed away on May 31, 2013, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls at the age of 86 years.
Gratefully sharing her life are her five children: Lisa Bialas of Mitchell, Ingrid Grode-Fischer (Ray) of Ipswich, Sally Swanson (Steve) of Aberdeen, Lowell Swanson (Colleen) of Pukwana and Bonnie Graeve (Joe) of Simi Valley, Calif.; and 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Mable Ening of Sioux Falls and Wilma Tuttle of Mitchell.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Rudolph Swanson; granddaughter, Jessica Grode; parents, Earl and Effie Teesdale; and siblings, Vivian Meoska and Maynard Teesdale.